# Elasticsearch Exporter

Elasticsearch Exporter is a Prometheus exporter, written in Go, that collects and exposes metrics about Elasticsearch and OpenSearch clusters, helping homelab and self-hosted operators monitor index, node, and cluster. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub and Kubernetes (Helm).

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/5972/elasticsearch-exporter

## Description

Elasticsearch Exporter is a Prometheus exporter, written in Go, that collects and exposes metrics about Elasticsearch and OpenSearch clusters, helping homelab and self-hosted operators monitor index, node, and cluster health.

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms: Helm.

## Health score

74/100 (Good), based on 3 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 99 (last commit 44 days ago)
- Popular: 66 (2,094 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 35 (1 install platform, install notes, Docker image)

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/prometheus-community/elasticsearch_exporter
- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/bitnami/elasticsearch-exporter
- Kubernetes (Helm): https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/prometheus-community/prometheus-elasticsearch-exporter

## Common questions

### Does the Prometheus-community Elasticsearch exporter work with OpenSearch as well as Elasticsearch?

Yes, it is a Prometheus exporter for various metrics about Elasticsearch and OpenSearch, written in Go.

### Does the Elasticsearch exporter send logs, metrics, and traces to Elasticsearch?

Yes, it sends logs, metrics, and traces to Elasticsearch.

### Does the Elasticsearch exporter provide configuration options for authentication and performance tuning?

Yes, it provides flexible configuration options for data routing, authentication, and performance tuning.

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